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Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever, precautions and ribavirin prophylaxis: A case report

E. Ediz Tütüncü From the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yunus Gurbuz From the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Baris Ozturk From the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Ferit Kuscu From the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Irfan Sencan From the Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 378-380 | Received 09 Mar 2009, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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